Memorial: M5522

Gravestone at Arbroath Abbey commemorating Thomas Fearnie d. 1813 shipbuilder

Location

Abbey, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

Transcript

[Front] 'Erected / In memory of Thomas Fearnie / late Ship Builder in Arbroath / who died 9th October 1813 / Aged 40 years / and is interred here / Alexander Fearnie caused / this stone to be placed here as / a mark of regard for a / Loving Brother' [Back] 'The carpenter stretcheth out his / Rule he marketh it out with a line / he fitteth it with planes, and he / marketh it out with the compass'

Details

Description: The reverse of the stone has the lines of a boat engraved above the inscription.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Kirkyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Fearnie, Thomas
Age: 40
Date of Death: 9/10/1813
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shipbuilder
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: Barbara Tomlinson ‘Commemorating the seafarer: monuments, memorials and memory’ (London, 2015) p. 126,
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters